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Hospital staff said he was faking it and released him. He died from an overdose soon after - NPR

Hospital staff said he was faking it and released him. He died from an overdose soon after - NPR

Addiction treatments are safe, effective โ€” and rarely offered to patients. That's because many doctors and nurses still view people with alcohol or drug addiction with suspicion and hostility.

On a cold December night in 2023, the staff at Providence Milwaukie Hospital in Milwaukie, Ore., called local police. They wanted help getting one of their patients, a 26-year-old man named Jean Descโ€ฆ [+13437 chars]

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